Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-01-19

the same time furnished fatal clue, but
for which the murderer might never have
been known. While the so.called Miss
Merton was at the hotel she wrote and re-
ceived several notes, but one directed by
her was never delivered, and after her de-
parture from the hotel it was torn to pieces
by the clerk and cast into waste basket.
Scraps of this note and envelope were sub
sequently brought to light, and when past,
ed together served as one of the principal
links in the chain which convicted the muir
der, it being addressed to "T. J. Cluverius."
Further inquiry developed the fact that the
man was a young lawyer of King and Queen
county, and cousin of the deceased.
The discovery of this note led to the ar
rest Of Cluverius, who was known to have
been in Richmond on the 18th of March.
He was found at the residence of his aunt,
Mrs. Tunstall, in King and Queen county,
and brought to this city.
Hewaiveda a preliminary examinations and
was sent to the grand jury of the Hastings
Court. He was indicted in preliminary
way for murder, and his trial began at the
May term of court and continued for tWen-
ty-eight days. Owing to the difficulty in
obtaining competent jurors in Richmond,
it was found necessary to draw taleslnen
from Alexandria, and jury was finally
impanneled with seven Richmonders and
five Alexandrians composing it. The pris-
oner pleaded not guilty and the trial pro-
ceeded.
Nearly 200 witnesses were examined and
step by step the evidence fixed upon the
prisoner the brand of seducer and murder
er, and when the able counsel on both sides
had concluded their efforts for and against
the accused, the jury, after but a ,I1 ieW mo, o,
ments consideration, rendered verdict OF
murder in the first degree.
The prisoner throughout the trial was cool
and undaunted, and his self'possession was
fruitful theme for comment His counsel
excepted at every possible point in the ev-
idence, and asked for a new trial, which
was refused, and Cluverius was sentenced
to be hung on the Goth of November, 1885.
An appeal was then taken to the Supreme
Court of the State, which, however, availed
the prisoner nothing but stay of execution
of over year, as the court, with but one
dissenting voice, affirmed the judgment
of the lower court.
Cluverius was then resentenced to be
hanged December 10, 1886. The last resort,
the Chief Executive, was finally applied to
for pardon or Communication of the SEN
tence to life imprisonment; but the Gov
ernor, after giving the case the most con-
siderate attention, could find no reason for
interfering with the mandate of the courts,
He, however, respited the condemned un-
til last Friday.
RAILROAD MEETING IN CAMDEN.-The
Ne,rs and Courier of Saturday contains the
proceedings of meeting in Camden on
Friday to promote the interests of the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail-
r. A. johnson, general manager of the COM
pany, Gen. j. r. Wilder, e-President,
and Senator Butler In his address, Col.
johnson promised that if Camden township
would subscribe 100000, besides the 1926, 900
already subscribed by the county, the work
would be commenced at Camden in ten
days after the subscription was made. Col.
Johnson then explained the line of the
road, the buying of forty miles of road
from Ashland, Ky, in this direction, and
that the reason why they wanted to COM
mence work at Camden was that arrange
ments had been made with the South Car
steamships cheaper than the Richmond and
Danville road had been hauling for them.
After speeches by Gen. Wilder and Sena-
tor Butler, the meeting was adjourned and
the gentlemen interested met in the coun-
Gil chamber, and after the matter was free
" discussed, motion was made by Dr.
Burnet and seconded by Messrs. Nelson,
Birchmore and others, that Intendant Dun
lap should appoint committee of twelve
to canvass the township and prepare pc
tition to be presented to the county COM
misioners next Friday, asking them to or
der an election for the purpose of deciding
by vote whether the township should sub
scribe forty thousand dollars or not. The
motion was unanimously carried.
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New RAILROAD RATEs.-Says the Co.
lumbia correspondent of the NeaCs and COu-
rier: After consultation with the officers Of
the Richmond and Danville system of rail-
roads, the railroad commissioners have fixed
new rates for all the lines in this State be-
longing to this systematic Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Line, the Columbia and
Greenville, the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta, the Laurens the Chester and Le-
noir, and the Cheraw and Chester railroads.
The rates on all the lines are to be made on
the basis of those now in force on the Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad. The
local rates on all the lines will be identical.
This will lower somewhat the high rates
on the Columbia and Greenville Railroad
complained Ofby the c0tt0n men Of Column
bia. Whether the reduction is sufficient to
satisfy the complainants remains to be seen.
The reason for the change is that last May
the Richmond and Danvile leased all these
roads and have since operated them as Sec
tions of the Richmond and Danville Rail-
road proper. Previously, while the Rich
mond and Danville managed these South
Carolina lines, they were not leased by it,
and were nominally separate lines. The
change in rates will be beneficial to the
people of the State.
ANOTHER RAILROAD THROUGH YORK.
Union correspondence of the Neacs and
Courier gives the following in reference to
the proposed railroad to intersect with the
Airline at Blacks. Judging by this ter
minal point of the line, portion of the
road will pass through western York: Col.
r. NJ. Mitchell, President of the Augusta,
Edgefeld and Newberry Railroad Com
pany, and VIM. Munro, President of the
Atlantic and Northwestern Railway Com
pany; have agreed upon articles for the
consolidation of their respective roads,
and have signed the necessary contract to
carry it into effect: The consolidated road
is to be of standard gauge and in every re-
spect first class, and will run from Augusta
through Edgefeld, Newberry and Union to
Blacks Station on the Piedmont Air Line
Railroad. The consolidated road is called
the Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad
Company. At Blacks it will connect with
the Piedmont Air Line and the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad. In the
opinion of the. business men of this place,
the new road will give us a through con-
nection north, east and west.
DR.. WoODRow's CAsE.-The associate
Reformed Presbyterian says: DIR. Woodrow